Hardware Guide

Drives
Hardware Guide 4–3
Adding a Drive to the System
Removable drives enable you to store and access data.
■ A standard drive can be added to the system by inserting the
drive into the notebook MultiBay or optional Advanced Port
Replicator.
■ A diskette drive can also be added.
■ A USB drive can be added by connecting the drive to a USB
connector on the notebook or optional Port Replicator.
For information about connecting a USB drive, refer to the
“External Devices” chapter in this book.
The notebook has 2 drive bays:
■ The hard drive bay supports only a hard drive. The hard drive
in the hard drive bay is the primary hard drive.
■ The MultiBay supports any MultiBay device, including the
following:
❏ Hard drive (inserted into a MultiBay hard drive adapter)
❏ CD or CD-RW drive
❏ DVD or DVD/CD-RW or DVD+RW
❏ Diskette drive
❏ MultiBay battery